CREATING A BREATHTAKING CENTERPIECE IS EASY & FUN!
St. Patrick’s Day, last Saturday night, was a leprechaun reason to entertain the neighbors. I love decorating the table for a party. Sometimes, if I am really well organized I do this a day or two before the event. Creating an enchanting centerpiece is part of the ambiance for a successful dinner party. Many people […]
THE WISTERIA
I have created a children’s garden on my property. Like anything artistic, when I create a new area in the garden it takes on a life of it’s own. It is fun planning things in one’s mind and then doing the work, or in my view the play. The whole idea started because of a remark […]
GALLERY SHOWING ~ COME CHECK OUT MY ARTWORK!
It is an honor to have been selected to be one of 14 artists whose works will be on display in an upcoming show at the Village Church in Rancho Santa Fe California. Please open the attachment to see more information about the show and some previews of the art that will be on display. […]
GLORIA’S PICO DE GALLO AND TOMATILLOS SALSA PARA ESTA GRINGA
Gloria is originally from Mexico. After a knee replacement last May, I felt my speedy recovery was due in part to these two delicious condiments. I lost 14 pounds that I have, so far, successfully kept off. One of the changes in my diet is what I eat for breakfast every day. As a morning […]
EXPANDING VEGETABLES RECIPES
Glad you all stayed tuned for the recipes I talked about in my last post. Menu: Vegetable soup Black beans with quinoa Collard greens with bragg Steamed white rice in rice cooker Sautéed onions with mushrooms and garlic Baked sweet potatoes with skins on Chile rellenos using poblano chilies Rice pudding “Pete” style The first […]
EXPANDING VEGETABLES
A couple of days ago I went to our organic local market, Jimbos, to stock up on vegetables for the week. In my zeal, marketing without a list, and thinking about …oops it’s February already, (what about those New Years Resolutions I kind of made; eating lots of vegetables, losing a few pounds, and getting […]
WHAT MOTIVATES ME TO PAINT?
Many things motivate me to paint. I paint because it brings me joy to create attractive works of art. Painting is fun and keeps me balanced. It is a way for me to self-sooth. Many people exercise to center themselves. Painting does that for me. Painting is a space where I can work out emotional […]
FLY-FISHING
I thought it might be a good idea for me to clarify the expression “ Rippin’ Lips”. In fly-fishing it means that you are bringing in lots of fish! Or, it means that you have a fish on the line or that you are goin’ fly-fishin’. Fly-fishing is one of my passions! The feeling of having […]
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS!
“Do you have your New Year’s Resolutions picked out yet?” my mother questioned two weeks ago in the middle of the hustle-bustle while trying to get myself organized for Christmas. To be honest with you, there have been years as an adult when I have totally rebelled. In all the years of my writing down […]
WE ARE ALL ARTISTS
Now that Christmas and Chanukah have come and gone we can get back to our everyday lives. The holiday season gives an artist, such as myself; time to reflect on what to write about in my very first blog. I decided to comment on a fellow blogger’s assessment that we are all artists in one […]